- Born
- Died
- Birth nameStephen Edward Ambrose
- America's preeminent military historian, Stephen E. Ambrose is the author of numerous bestselling books about World War II, including D-Day, Citizen Soldiers and The Victors, plus biographies of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. He is the founder of the Eisenhower Center and President of the National D-Day Museum in New Orleans.- IMDb Mini Biography By: paulbalsillie@hotmail.com
- SpousesMoira Buckley (September 30, 1968 - October 13, 2002) (his death, 3 children)Judith Dorlester(1957 - 1966) (her death)
- Children
- Shortly before his death in 2002, Ambrose was accused of plagiarizing work from several sources. It was later shown that the material was simply cited incorrectly rather than stolen; Ambrose contained source information in footnotes, but neglected to place the passages in traditional quotation marks.
- Father of Hugh Ambrose.
- [Dwight D. Eisenhower] is my choice as the American of the 20th century. Of all the men I've studied and written about, he is the brightest and the best.
- I thought [Richard Nixon] was the worst President we had ever had, save only perhaps Andrew Johnson.
- The Canadians have managed to live peacefully with their Indians. It is a disgrace that the United States has not done the same.
- The number one secret of being a successful writer is this: marry an English major.
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